The Toyota forklift shown in Figure $1$ is amortized for $7$ years. The fuel cost is estimated to be $$15$ per

$8$ hour of operation, and the maintenance cost is estimated to be $$2\mathrm{.}00$ per hour. The operator is paid

according to Ontario forklift operator wage of $$16\mathrm{.}88$ per hour per hour $($including fringe benefits$)$ and

the truck operates $330$ days a year. If the truck travels an average of $84,400$ ft$.$ per day $($equivalent of $2$

miles per hour; at $8$ hour per day$),$ determine the cost per foot. $($Note: $1$ mph $=5280$ ft$./$hour$)$

Figure $1$ Toyota $8$FGU$25$ datasheet

$(2)$ Deluxe Electric Pallet Truck from Uline Canada has the specifications shown in Figure $2.$ The pallet truck

is amortized for $7$ years. The maintenance cost is estimated to be $$1\mathrm{.}50$ per hour. The operator works $8$

hour of operation per day and is paid according to Ontario minimum wage of $$15\mathrm{.}00$ per hour $($including

fringe benefits$)$ and the truck operates $330$ days a year. If the truck travels an average of $32,800$ ft$.$ per

day $($based on average walking speed of about $3\mathrm{.}1$ miles per hour $($mph$)$; averaging $2$ hours per day$),$

determine the cost per foot. $($Note: Deluxe Electric Pallet Truck has $6$ hours service per charge: four $6$ volt,

$224$ Ah maintenance$-$free batteries with built$-$in charger.$)(1$ mph $=5280$ ft$./$hour$)$

What if electricity costs $$0\mathrm{.}11$ per kilowatt$-$hour, charging an all$-$electric vehicle $($assuming a fully

depleted $24$ kWh battery$)$ will cost about $$2\mathrm{.}64$ to reach a full charge each day?

Figure $2$ Deluxe Electric Pallet Truck datasheet

Sheridan Institute of Technology TECH$50199$: Plant Layout Dr Godfrey Onwubolu, CEng, PEng

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$(3)$ Fortune Filling Inc., in their strategic plan seeks to replace their current blending stations with ones

that do not require lifting of items to be blended. Accordingly, the company is considering purchasing a

pallet truck $($Figure $1$a$)$ or a forklift truck $($Figure $1$b$)$ for use in transportation of item$-$A $($minor items$)$ and

item$-$B $($shortening cubes$)$ from Ingredients and Packaging Storage Area $($IPSA$)$ to Blending Area $($BA$)$ and

Shortening Tempering Area $($STA$)$ respectively $($see Figure $2).$ Pertinent sizes and cost for these are listed

in the Tables A$\mathrm{.}1$ and A$\mathrm{.}2.$ The loading and unloading cost includes not only the cost of loading$/$unloading

for one trip, but also the cost for making the return trip to pick up another load. Recommend the optimum

method of transporting the items based on the Least Cost Method. Assume shipping takes place every $2$

days.

Table A$\mathrm{.}1.$ Characteristics

Item From To Volume $($L x W x H$)$

$($inches$)$

Distance

$($feet$)$

Units Received

per Day

A $($other items$)$ IPSA BA $64$ x $48$ x $488023$

B $($shortening

cubes$)$

IPSA STA $64$ x $48$ x $24608$

Table A$\mathrm{.}2.$ Equipment specifications

Equipment Maximum

Volume

$($cubic inches$)$

Loading and

Unloading Cost

$($$$)$

Cost$/$Foot

$($$$)$

Pallet truck $($pallet$)64$ x $48$ x $480\mathrm{.}40/$trip $0\mathrm{.}004$

Forklift tractor $($pallet$)64$ x $48$ x $480\mathrm{.}04/$trip $0\mathrm{.}008$

$($a$)$ Pallet truck $($b$)$ Forklift

Figure $1$ Material handling equipment that Fortune Filling Inc. is considering